1 Kings 15:8-12
New King James Version
8 (A)So Abijam [a]rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place.
Asa Reigns in Judah(B)
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king over Judah. 10 And he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. 11 (C)Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did his father David. 12 (D)And he banished the [b]perverted persons from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
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- 1 Kings 15:8 Died and joined his ancestors
- 1 Kings 15:12 Heb. qedeshim, those practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals
1 Kings 15:8-12
English Standard Version
8 (A)And Abijam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place.
Asa Reigns in Judah
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah, 10 and he reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 11 (B)And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as David his father had done. 12 He put away the (C)male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed (D)all the idols that his fathers had made.
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1 Kings 15:8-12
New American Standard Bible
Asa Succeeds Abijam
8 (A)And Abijam [a]lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and his son Asa became king in his place.
9 So in the twentieth year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah. 10 He reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem; and (B)his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom. 11 Now (C)Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord, like his father David. 12 (D)He also removed the male cult prostitutes from the land and (E)removed all the idols which his fathers had made.
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- 1 Kings 15:8 I.e., died
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